A prospective, randomized, study comparing early percutaneous dilational tracheotomy to prolonged translaryngeal intubation (delayed tracheotomy) in critically ill medical patients*

J. Rumbak, Mark; Newton, Michael; Truncale, Thomas; Schwartz, Skai; W. Adams, James; B. Hazard, Patrick

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000134835.05161.b6

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A prospective, randomized, study comparing early percutaneous dilational tracheotomy to prolonged translaryngeal intubation (delayed tracheotomy) in critically ill medical patients*

Published in Critical Care Medicine • Aug 1, 2004

Authors:

Mark J. Rumbak

Michael Newton

Thomas Truncale

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The timing of tracheotomy in patients requiring mechanical ventilation is unknown. The effects of early percutaneous dilational tracheotomy compared with delayed tracheotomy in critically ill medical patients needing prolonged mechanical ventilation were assessed. DESIGN: Prospective, ran...

Subject

Tracheotomy

Medicine

Mechanical ventilation

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